Jeff Banister, who played at La Marque, Lee College and the University of Houston, has been hired as manager of the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Morning News and others are reporting. Banister was also a …

The construction of the Astros coaching staff is on its way. Former major league manager Trey Hillman is close to being announced as the team’s bench coach under new manager A.J. Hinch, according to a …

Josh Beckett, who starred at Spring High School in the late ’90s, has told MLB.com that he is retiring. The 34-year-old Dodgers right-hander, who tossed a no-hitter against the Phillies on May 25, was …

Astros Class AAA pitching coach Steve Webber has decided to leave the Astros, perhaps bringing to a close a long career that included two acts: a college championship in 1990 as the head coach of the …